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Northwest Career-Technical Academy HS

PublicHighGrades 9–12Career and Technical School

8200 W Tropical Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89149 · (702) 799-4640 · Part of Clark County School District

Las Vegas’ School Grade C better than 26% of Nevada school districts

Directions
Students
1,812
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Northwest Career-Technical Academy HS

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Nevada’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 45 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 25.6%
Reading / language arts87%
State average 42%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Nevada’s 656 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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8200 W Tropical Pkwy, Las Vegas

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9496
Grade 10462
Grade 11437
Grade 12389
Ungraded28
Enrollment over time
1,956’20
1,934’21
1,923’22
1,883’23
1,812’24

Down 7.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 38%White 31%Two or more races 10%Asian 9%Black 9%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Northwest Career-Technical Academy HS from Las Vegas families.

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The district →
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Vassiliadis Billy & Rosemary ES
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A+
1,117 students17:1
NV Learning Academy ES
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Vegas
C+
1,029 students16:1
Thompson Tyrone ES
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Vegas
A
916 students17:1
Ellis Robert & Sandy ES
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Henderson
A
909 students17:1
Alamo Tony ES
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Vegas
B+
898 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Nevada’s other public schools; Las Vegas’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.